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New Update: v0.33

Hey everyone!

As our development continues, new features emerge and sometimes they change the feeling of the game entirely!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101/

This week, for example, we are introducing the 'Command Center' to the game, which serves as the base of operations for you and your Craftomates, along with providing you with tasks and rewards.

The idea behind this mechanics was to provide additional mini goals to the player, but later on it appeared to be excitingly consuming in itself: when we were play testing it, it was common to be carried away by doing what the shiny sphere tells you to do, instead of moving along the main task.

Give it a go, too! Craftomation 101 Alpha is free to play!

Who do you think could be managing things on the inside of Command Center? Share your thoughts in the comments :)



[h3]Version 0.33 Released![/h3]
  • New Building: Command Center - a structure back from the Source Planet, programmed to exchange certain exoplanet resources for goods and even CraftoMate parts
  • Connector Node in the editor redesigned
  • Fixed a bug that made items in a Craftomate's arms disappear upon loading a saved game
  • Fixed many nasty bugs from previous versions as well


Please feel free to share any feedback, it's vital for us! You can do it in the form (1 min) or on our Discord server.

[h3]What is Craftomation 101?[/h3]

Craftomation 101 is a craft automation game about funny programmable robots CraftoMates who can move, eat, and craft things needed to terraform a frozen planet.

You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

The current state of the game: Active development, Free Alpha available.

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New Update: v0.32

What is Craftomation 101?


Craftomation 101 is a craft automation game about funny programmable robots CraftoMates who can move, eat, and craft things needed to terraform a frozen planet.

You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

The current state of the game: Active development, Free Alpha available.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101/

Update 32 Release notes
  • Bonfires system was completely reworked. There is no way to play using single fires anymore which is totally good news. Especially for CraftoMates who are always busy supplying bonfires now.
  • Brand new execution marker: see what items your CraftoMate is holding, Debug and see how execution is going right now.
  • Visual arguments in the coding panel. Now you can see what exactly object your CraftoMates is going to interact with.
  • A lot of objects were redrawn to meet the updated art style.
  • All craft ingredients are now open by default, craft whatever you are ready for.
  • Objectives are now able to inspect your world and autocomplete if you are awesome enough already.
  • Tens of bug fixes and performance improvements. Please let us know if the game isn't running smooth 60FPS in your web browser.


Please feel free to share any feedback, it's vital for us! You can do it in the form (1 min) or in our Discord.

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New Update: v0.31



Hi, friends!

We wish you to spend the upcoming weekend, doing nice stuff! One of the options for that would be playing Crafromation 101 free alpha! Speaking of which, we have been improving stuff throughout past fortnight!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101/

[h3]Version 0.31 Released![/h3]
  • New indicator in the Editor shows what Object a respective CraftoMate is holding at a given step, along with errors in the program
  • Updated visuals for Silicon, Regular and Charged Steelplates
  • Redone Settings menu (now with volume scrollers!)
  • Improved cursor animation in the program Editor
  • Connection lines between nodes in the Editor are now more clearly visible
  • Soil unfreezing animation was changed to decrease overall dizziness effect
  • Minor bug fixes


Let us know how you like new features and what would you like us to add to the game, will you? It's your awesome chance to make it more awesome and make history!

Hello, World!



Welcome to Craftomation 101! We hope you like robots, visual programming and terraforming frozen distant planets - because that is what the game is all about!

In order to male a chilly planet habitable, you’d need to burn a lot of fires, harvest resources and craft tools, grow trees and produce oxygen… Of course, you can do it by hand, but you can do even better: use visual programming to script a robot to do all the dirty work!

In time, you’ll craft more robots and upgrade them to perform new tricks (and maybe even teach them to do more robots)… A bit of patience and logic - and you’ll find yourself kicking back, watching a gang of nimble robots, tirelessly working to turn this piece of rock and ice into a proper home for all of you!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101/

[h3]Here’s the plan for now:
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  1. Play free alpha in your browser
  2. Let us know what you think of the game (you can use Steam forums or join our friendly neighborhood Discord server
  3. Follow and add Craftomation 101 to your wishlist, to get notified when the game becomes even more awesome


We will be adding new content on a regular basis, so jump into the rocket and prepare for a wild and fun ride!